Tag Archives: bootstrapping

The Startup Holy Trinity

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

My last post was about agile ideologies, the practice of suspending disbelief and trying something without too much thinking or tweaking for long-enough to collect quality data but not long-enough to go native and lose perspective. A great starting point … Continue reading →

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Beyond Bootstrapping Redux

Posted on April 1, 2009 by

Got hit by the SlideShare April Fool’s joke today that I’ve become a RockStar because one of my presentations has been getting a ton of views in the past 24 hours. I went into my account and, indeed, the Beyond … Continue reading →

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The Anti-Patterns of Bootstrapping

Posted on December 6, 2008 by

The three most common bootstrapping mistakes I’ve observed: Setting the wrong bootstrapping objectives. Prototype? First paying customer? CFBE? I often meet with startups that are bootstrapping to a particular objective with the expectation that it will allow them to achieve … Continue reading →

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Fluid Architecture or How ColdFusion 8 Won The Jolt Award For Web Development

Posted on March 7, 2008 by

A couple of days ago I listened with empathy as a passionate entrepreneur told the story about bootstrapping his business over many years. Like many other entrepreneurs in his situation, he had to repeatedly make micro-optimization decisions that got him … Continue reading →

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Strategies For Startup Success

Posted on February 8, 2008 by

I gave at talk this morning at Yankee Group. It was part of the SmartSpeaker series that CEO Emily Green has been organizing for a few months now. Many months ago, over breakfast, Emily asked me to give a talk … Continue reading →

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